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Cynthia Erivo

Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 01/08/1987 (37) | Stockwell, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Cynthia Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress and singer. She gained recognition for starring in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Erivo ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. For her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Erivo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also wrote and performed the song "Stand Up" on its soundtrack, which garnered her a nomination in the Best Original Song category. On television, Erivo had her first role in the British series Chewing Gum (2015). She went on to star in the crime drama miniseries The Outsider (2020), and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Awar... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Ho ...

Widows

R

2018 | 3.2/5 | 2h 9min
Crime, Thriller
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The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the co ...

Harriet

PG-13

2019 | 3.7/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, History
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Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemptio ...

Bad Times at the El Royale

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2018 | 3.4/5 | 2h 21min
Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and he ...

Chaos Walking

PG-13

2021 | 3.3/5 | 1h 49min
Science Fiction
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When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to que ...

The Outsider

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2020 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Cynthia Erivo

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Okayafrica 100 Women Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Female Performance in Film Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Cynthia Erivo as Actress(18)

as Elphaba2025 Wicked Part 2
as Jacqueline2024 Drift
as Elphaba2024 Wicked Part 1
as Raylene2023 Carrier
as DCI Odette Raine2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun
2023 Talent Show
as herself2022 Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices at the Proms
as Blue Fairy2022 Pinocchio
as Hildy2021 Chaos Walking
as Janine Mikkelsen2021 Needle in a Timestack
2021 Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
as Rosa Parks2019 The Rape of Recy Taylor
as Harriet Tubman2019 Harriet
2019 Cynthia Erivo in Concert
2018 Forbidden
as Darlene Sweet2018 Bad Times at the El Royale
as Belle2018 Widows
as Self - Presenter2017 Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

TV Shows/Series with Cynthia Erivo as Actress(16)

2024 Raising Wild
as Ambia2022 Roar
as Kratu (voice)2021 Star Wars: Visions
as Holly Gibney2020 The Outsider
as Aretha Franklin2017 Genius
as herself2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as herself2016 To Tell the Truth
as herself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as herself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
2014 Broad City
as Self - Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Performer??? Great Performances

Movies with Cynthia Erivo as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2024 Drift
Production/Producer2023 Carrier

TV Shows/Series with Cynthia Erivo as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Raising Wild

Additional Information

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 01/08 1987 (January) in Stockwell, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 37 years + 108 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, University of East London, La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Cynthia Erivo frequently works together with these people:
Anthony Anderson (10x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (9x, Actor)
Ethan Hawke (9x, Actor)
Susan Sarandon (9x, Actress)
Nick Kroll (9x, Actor)
Mariah Carey (9x, Actress)
Jon Stewart (9x, Actor)
Ilana Glazer (9x, Actress)
Andy Cohen (9x, Actor)
Tyler Perry (8x, Crew)
Stephen Colbert (8x, Actor)
Stephen Schwartz (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1084419, Added: 12/07/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024